19.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harcourt · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Harcourt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped into unpaid caring roles in Harcourt since 2011, though volunteering has dipped slightly. Local engagement remains high, with nearly 20% of residents volunteering and a very strong tendency to provide unpaid care at home compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.3%) volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a high rate compared to most areas, despite a small 1.7 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 28.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.1% seen across Victoria. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid care, as 16.5% of residents provide care and 30.6% look after children.
16.5% ▲ +62.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most areas and roughly the same as the state and national rates.
2.4%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Harcourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221032/harcourt/topic/community